Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Practitioner to join our new Intensive Support Team (IST) working alongside the Community Autism and Learning Disability Service.
This is a community-based, specialist team preventing crisis, reducing hospital admissions, and supporting people in the least restrictive setting.
The service will be integrated at a local level and provide psychological and psychiatric person-centred interventions.
The team is intrinsically linked with the dynamic support register and offers support over the 7-day period and aims to proactively target people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are most at risk of unplanned admissions due to mental illness or behavioural presentation.
The Pathway Manager is responsible and accountable for
Monitoring the performance and quality of the service the team delivers,
Clinical leadership and effective day-to-day management of the team,
Commitment to promoting recovery and maximising independence and fulfilling wider management responsibilities as required by the organisation and performance management .
We are seeking an individual who has experience and knowledge of supporting individuals with a learning disability and autism.
The role offers the opportunity to influence service development and play a key part in the shaping how we deliver community care to people with Learning Disabilities and/ or Autism.
Main duties of the job
Provide day-to-day management of the team, hold excellent communication skills and ability to form positive working relationships with Systems Partners
Support with recruitment, retention, and induction of staff
Conducting clinical and managerial Supervision, Appraisals, and oversight of individuals development
Managing performance and absence/staff wellbeing
Ensure statutory and mandatory training is completed
Support implementation and development of patient and carer experience
Oversight of a support with Informal and Standard Complaints process
Engagement within Interface Meetings
Dealing with grievance and disciplinary cases
Motivate, engage, and develop the team within a multi-disciplinary team environment
Lead and coordinate team communication, including holding regular team meetings, communicating, and consulting on service changes (which may be contentious), and acting as a conduit of information
Support Team following Serious Incidents and with Debriefs, Local and After-Action Review Process and Serious Incident Panels
Support staff offering learning and training opportunities, clinical supervision, and a supportive, collaborative team culture.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return, we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
There are opportunities for further professional development within scope of the successful candidates experience and development needs, alongside service need
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 19th August 2025
Closing date : 2nd September 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 19th August 2025
Closing date : 2nd September 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- Relevant Post Graduate qualification or Training.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of coordinating and managing staff resources
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
- Experience of providing community based mental health services.
- Experience of leading teams and taking on a leadership role or project management.
- Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary.
- Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
- Experience of Performance Management
- Awareness of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
- Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
- Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required
- Experience of providing clinical/managerial supervision to clinical staff.
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements of the team.
- Care Packages and Pathways
- Clustering
Desirable
- Awareness of human resource issues and budget management.
- Undertaking of Appraisals.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills/delegation.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
- Evidence of effective organisational skills
- Expert clinical and managerial supervision skills
- Experience of conducting and evaluating clinical audit
- Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping
- IT Skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of electronic (RIO) data systems.
- Demonstrate change management skills
Role / Team specific requirements
Essential
- Innovative and creative
- Flexible and adaptive
- Ability to work under pressure.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Open and non-judgemental, anti-discriminatory approach to clinical, managerial and leadership roles
- Friendly, outgoing, approachable, confident manner
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD or equivalent first level qualification e.g. Social Worker, OT, Clinical Psychologist, other.
- Relevant Post Graduate qualification or Training.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of coordinating and managing staff resources
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team using a community based approach.
- Experience of providing community based mental health services.
- Experience of leading teams and taking on a leadership role or project management.
- Commitment to Partnership working both multi-agency and multi-disciplinary.
- Coordinating and supporting staff in the day to day provision of clinical services.
- Experience of Performance Management
- Awareness of equal opportunities legislation and policies.
- Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
- Proven ability to manage a clinical caseload in a flexible manner as required
- Experience of providing clinical/managerial supervision to clinical staff.
- Knowledge of health and safety requirements of the team.
- Care Packages and Pathways
- Clustering
Desirable
- Awareness of human resource issues and budget management.
- Undertaking of Appraisals.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills/delegation.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict management
- Evidence of effective organisational skills
- Expert clinical and managerial supervision skills
- Experience of conducting and evaluating clinical audit
- Evidence of maintaining accurate and contemporaneous record keeping
- IT Skills.
Desirable
- Knowledge of electronic (RIO) data systems.
- Demonstrate change management skills
Role / Team specific requirements
Essential
- Innovative and creative
- Flexible and adaptive
- Ability to work under pressure.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Open and non-judgemental, anti-discriminatory approach to clinical, managerial and leadership roles
- Friendly, outgoing, approachable, confident manner
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
